DiMaggio Seeks Raise As Yankees Enter 1938 Season
Joe DiMaggio forecasts a stronger Yankees club and asks for a $5,000 raise after a championship year. He cites team depth and pitching talent including Gehrig Keller and Ferrell, while noting a late start and a missed $1,500 deduction. He warns that career fragility makes salary negotiations sensible.
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United Press
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Purgatory
Joe DiMaggio
DiMaggio
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Joe
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White Sox
Colonel Ruppert
Yanks
Charley Keller
Hildebrand
Gehrig
Eldon Auker
Jake Wade
Boston
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Wade
Hutchinson
Detroit
Dominick
Wes Ferrell
Holdout season grows as stars refuse contracts
Van Lingle Mungo joins Jimmy Foxx Buck Newsom and Jimmy Ripple in the 1939 holdout wave. Mungo refuses a 5000 unsigned deal after earning 15000 last season. Foxx Newsom Ripple seek raises amid baseball salary tensions as Dizzy Dean signs. Polo talent rises as New Mexico Military Institute cements a reputation for producing top riders.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Southern California
Stanford
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Tarbox travels 38000 miles with Texas Tech squads
Elmer Tarbox, a Texas Tech halfback, has clocked more than 38 000 miles in two and a half years with the Red Raider football and track teams.
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Elmer Tarbox
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Red Raider
Nussbaum Quint Battles Canadian River Gas To Lead League
Nussbaum Service hosts Canadian River Gas in a Joyce Basketball League first game at Cathedral Hall tonight with a 7 30 p m start and a 10 cent admission for the twin bill Taylor's Market faces USDA last place in the second game. League standings show Canadian River Gas 6 1 857 and McClendon’s Grocery 6 2 .750 with several teams tied for remaining spots. A California boxing rule banning fighters blind in one eye from licensure is proposed by Willie Ritchie after his retirement from boxing.
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eSees
National League Head Outlines Plans for 1939 Baseball
Ford Frick president outlines centennial year aims highlighting baseball’s history from Cooperstown to 1939. He previews National League film The National Game and predicts record pennant races across 40 leagues as the sport marks a century of progress with wider national awareness.
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Ford Frick
New York
Cooperstown
Capitoline
Judge
Las Vegas Skating Club Stars in Weekend Ice Fest
A Las Vegas winter outing turned into a community celebration as the Las Vegas Scenic Skating Club with 325 members partnered with the fire department to equip 30 skaters for a weekend skating party. The Flying Dutchman Circus performed, Maverick Club tumblers wowed crowds, and a late basketball game featured New Mexico Normal University versus Adams State Normal of Colorado.
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Amarillo
New Mexico
Las Vegas
Lonnie Butler
Cal Farley
Flying Dutchman Circus
Scenic Skating Club
Maverick Club
No. 11
Cecil Hunter
Stattering Sam
Mavericks
New Mexico Normal University
Adams State Normal of Colorado
Davey O'Brien to Receive Maxwell Trophy in Philadelphia
Texas Christian star Davey O'Brien arrives in Philadelphia to accept the Maxwell Memorial Club trophy and may clash with Bert Bell of the Philadelphia Eagles. The piece notes the war office as England’s largest employer and lists institutions like schools churches and prisons.
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Davey O'Brien
Texas Christian
Bert Bell
National Professional Football Eagles
War Office
England
Matty a Great Pitcher Says Chief Meyers
Chief Meyers recalls Christy Mathewson as the greatest pitcher, detailing his peak years 1902 to 1907, his three World Series games in 1905, and his clutch infield work. He ranks Johnson and Alexander, praises Matty’s head and speed, and notes how psychology influenced baseball then and now.
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Grover Cleveland Alexander
Walter Johnson
Ed Walsh
Rube Marquard
Matty
McGraw
Alexander
Johnson
Baker
Walter
Mathewson
Walsh
Dizzy Dean
Bob Grove
Philadelphia
Chief Meyers
Wagner
Honus
California hunters bag 34 mountain lions in one month
California hunters set a new record by bagging 34 mountain lions in a single month. The tally benefits cattle raisers who report reduced predation and financial relief from the hunting harvest.
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California
Golden Sandies Seek Breakthrough at Canyon Eagles
The Golden Sandies invade Canyon tonight aiming to break a deadlock after each side won once in two meetings. Canyon Eagles, District One champions, hold a 1 1 record with Amarillo High School’s Sandies praised as a top squad. Game starts at 8 pm. Amarillo Yannigans also play Canyon reserves earlier.
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Texas Golf Pro Is Newest Sport Hero
Los Angeles hailed Jim Demaret of Houston as the man of 1939 after winning the Los Angeles open by 11 strokes at 274. He failed to attend the ceremony and headed to Oakland to defend his title, aiming for another victory with a 1650 first prize.
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Los Angeles
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Houston
Tex
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Shawnee
Roundup of 1939 Sports Happenings and Promises
Eddie Briez comments on Henry Cotton planning Augusta Masters appearance and other sports notes. Sugar Bowl reflections praise most but criticize Davey OBrien. Pro wrestling promoters tensions rise with Mondt Fabiani and Daro. Jimmy Foxx begins 1939 with timing and salary talk. Joe Louis versus John Henry Lewis looms as headline fight potential. Phil Scott has shifted to wrestling in Grubby venues claiming fading boxing career.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Henry Cotton
Henry
London
New Orleans
Lynn Co. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
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Roosevelt
John Henry Lewis
Joe Louis
Joe
Schmeling
Britain
Phil Scott
Budge Takes Pro Lead In Cali Duel With Vines
Don Budge defeated Ellsworth Vines 8-6 3-6 12-10 to move three games ahead in their 22 match professional tour rivalry. The match last night left Budge ahead two to one in sets and 3-2 in overall matches.
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Vttiburgh
Ellsworth
Vines
Don Budge
Budge
Lambeau’s Bench Activity Sheds Pounds This Season
Curly Lambeau, coach of the Green Bay Packers, stayed highly active on the sideline and reportedly shed 17 pounds during the season, reflecting his hands on approach to team leadership.
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Curly Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Armstrong Risks His Welterweight Crown
Henry Armstrong faces Baby Arizmendi in a welterweight title defense at the Olympic auditorium in Los Angeles. Betting favored Armstrong 2 to 1 to retain after 10 rounds, with a 10,400 crowd expected. Arizmendi has repeatedly challenged Armstrong, losing the last two, while ranking as the country’s second best lightweight.
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Henry Armstrong
Baby Arizmendi
Tamepico
Mex
Armstrong
Olympic Auditorium
America
Arizmendi
Gumdrops for Baseball Owners in Chattanooga
Chattanooga stockholders of the fan owned club will receive a gum drop and an orange as dividends at tonight's second annual meeting. President Joe Engel says the club has $50,000 in the treasury and a ready to field team, with funds to be rolled back into the club.
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Tenn
Joe Engel
Engel
Skate in Sunshine
Los Angeles showcases an outdoor ice rink spanning 23 000 square feet kept pristine even at 100 degree heat as a notable urban winter amenity.
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Los Angeles
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